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Old 01-26-2011, 10:26 AM
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What ever happened to a WiFi only version?
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Old 01-26-2011, 05:28 PM
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Still waiting. According to sources it should be out this quarter.

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This is what I'm waiting for. Which will be first the Xoom or Galaxy?
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Old 01-26-2011, 07:43 PM
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Galaxy will be out first, but will be second to honeycomb. Unless in the extremely unlikely case they load up the galaxy tab with it, in it's wifi only release. Personally, I am going with the tab over the xoom.
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I don't get it. The tab 2 will be unveiled at MWC in just a few weeks. Why buy the tab 1 then? I got mine 1 month ago figuring the tab 2 woulb be out later summer. I'm cool with that but getting it 3 months before its replaced seems weird. I would expect a huge price drop I guess

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Old 01-27-2011, 03:26 PM
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Well put it this way, the tab 2 and others are most certainly going to be tide to a carrier. For which some of us really don't want new contracts. I will buy the galaxy tab and I won't have to wait another 3+ months to get what I want. Also I can't see getting a galaxy through Sprint for 30 dollars a month for 2 gigs, when I can get a WiFi only tab and tether for 30 a month for unlimited g's. Makes sense to me.
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Tab 2 won't likely be out for a few months and almost certainly tied to a carrier like it's predecessor.

If Tab 1 is sub $300 for wifi only then that's a nice deal.
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At this point would you really want one? There is supposed to be a Wi-Fi only Xoom which, knowing Samsung, will likely cost about the same amount as a Xoom but never be upgraded to Android 3.

Besides, I've never seen tech look so old as fast as the Galaxy Tab has, even the yet-to-be-released 1.2 GHz model.
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I don't get it. The tab 2 will be unveiled at MWC in just a few weeks. Why buy the tab 1 then? I got mine 1 month ago figuring the tab 2 woulb be out later summer. I'm cool with that but getting it 3 months before its replaced seems weird. I would expect a huge price drop I guess

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I just noticed at Costco that I could get the Verizon flavor Tab 1 for $399. Same restrictions as through Best Buy (no contract but at least one month of data) but at $100 off. Not bad if you want Wi-Fi only but don't want to wait.
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Old 01-27-2011, 06:46 PM
 
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I don't get it. The tab 2 will be unveiled at MWC in just a few weeks. Why buy the tab 1 then? I got mine 1 month ago figuring the tab 2 woulb be out later summer. I'm cool with that but getting it 3 months before its replaced seems weird. I would expect a huge price drop I guess

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Tab 2 probably won't ship until near the end of Q2, or even into Q3, especially if it's sportin' an OLED display. Playing the waiting game is a sucker bet, just like buying on launch day is. Now is the ideal time to pick up a Tab.

The WiFi-only Xoom won't even be AVAILABLE in the US for at least 6 months, if ever, because of the contract with Verizon.

And at this point, I'm convinced that for a 7" tablet, one you'll be using a lot more in portrait than landscape, that 2.2/2.3 is the best version for it. Honeycomb seems to be seriously biased towards 10" devices that are mostly used in landscape.

EDIT: I should mention I've been a satisfied Tab owner for the last few months, as well as a hugely unsatisfied Viewsonic G-Tab owner for a few days, and a mildly satisfied "because-it-is-so-damn-cheap-not-worth-the-hassle-to-return-or-sell" Nook Color owner for the last month (though frankly, the NC has been turned off this entire year until today, to check out the latest firmware update).
 
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